Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 without IOMMU

2017-09-18 Thread Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
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On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 12:46:35PM -0700, damm swing wrote:
> By the way, is it possible that some AppVM could compromise NetVM (e.g. by a 
> hypothetical bug in Xen net backend) and then use the DMA attack?

Yes, it is theoretically possible. See for example here:
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-secpack/blob/master/QSBs/qsb-023-2015.txt

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Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 without IOMMU

2017-09-16 Thread damm swing
On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 11:44:58 PM UTC+2, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki 
wrote:
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> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 08:58:22AM -0700, damm swing wrote:
> > On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 12:42:12 AM UTC+2, Damm Swing wrote:
> > > On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 11:12:26 PM UTC+2, Yethal wrote:
> > > > W dniu czwartek, 14 września 2017 21:22:52 UTC+2 użytkownik damm swing 
> > > > napisał:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >  
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Will it be possible to use the final version of Qubes OS 4.0 (at your 
> > > > > own risk) on hardware without IOMMU (only with SLAT)?
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >  
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards
> > > > 
> > > > PCI assignment won't work without IOMMU so no sys-net and no sys-usb
> > > 
> > > Is there no way to force PV mode in PCI VMs?
> > 
> > I found some sentence about that: "The new Core Stack allows one to do this 
> > with the flip of a switchproperty" 
> > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2017/07/31/qubes-40-rc1/
> 
> Yes, it is possible to switch sys-net and sys-usb to PV, but even for PV
> IOMMU makes a great difference. See here:
> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/user-faq/#can-i-install-qubes-on-a-system-without-vt-d
> 
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> Best Regards,
> Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
> Invisible Things Lab
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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Thank you for your answer.
By the way, is it possible that some AppVM could compromise NetVM (e.g. by a 
hypothetical bug in Xen net backend) and then use the DMA attack?

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Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 without IOMMU

2017-09-15 Thread Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
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On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 08:58:22AM -0700, damm swing wrote:
> On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 12:42:12 AM UTC+2, Damm Swing wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 11:12:26 PM UTC+2, Yethal wrote:
> > > W dniu czwartek, 14 września 2017 21:22:52 UTC+2 użytkownik damm swing 
> > > napisał:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Will it be possible to use the final version of Qubes OS 4.0 (at your 
> > > > own risk) on hardware without IOMMU (only with SLAT)?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Regards
> > > 
> > > PCI assignment won't work without IOMMU so no sys-net and no sys-usb
> > 
> > Is there no way to force PV mode in PCI VMs?
> 
> I found some sentence about that: "The new Core Stack allows one to do this 
> with the flip of a switchproperty" 
> https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2017/07/31/qubes-40-rc1/

Yes, it is possible to switch sys-net and sys-usb to PV, but even for PV
IOMMU makes a great difference. See here:
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/user-faq/#can-i-install-qubes-on-a-system-without-vt-d

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Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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[qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 without IOMMU

2017-09-15 Thread damm swing
On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 12:42:12 AM UTC+2, Damm Swing wrote:
> On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 11:12:26 PM UTC+2, Yethal wrote:
> > W dniu czwartek, 14 września 2017 21:22:52 UTC+2 użytkownik damm swing 
> > napisał:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Will it be possible to use the final version of Qubes OS 4.0 (at your own 
> > > risk) on hardware without IOMMU (only with SLAT)?
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > 
> > PCI assignment won't work without IOMMU so no sys-net and no sys-usb
> 
> Is there no way to force PV mode in PCI VMs?

I found some sentence about that: "The new Core Stack allows one to do this 
with the flip of a switchproperty" 
https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2017/07/31/qubes-40-rc1/

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[qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 without IOMMU

2017-09-14 Thread dannswing6
On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 11:12:26 PM UTC+2, Yethal wrote:
> W dniu czwartek, 14 września 2017 21:22:52 UTC+2 użytkownik damm swing 
> napisał:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > Will it be possible to use the final version of Qubes OS 4.0 (at your own 
> > risk) on hardware without IOMMU (only with SLAT)?
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > Regards
> 
> PCI assignment won't work without IOMMU so no sys-net and no sys-usb

Is there no way to force PV mode in PCI VMs?

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[qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 without IOMMU

2017-09-14 Thread Yethal
W dniu czwartek, 14 września 2017 21:22:52 UTC+2 użytkownik damm swing napisał:
> Hello,
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Will it be possible to use the final version of Qubes OS 4.0 (at your own 
> risk) on hardware without IOMMU (only with SLAT)?
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Regards

PCI assignment won't work without IOMMU so no sys-net and no sys-usb

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